Psalm 60–62

He Will Tread Down Our Foes

60To the choirmaster: according to ^fShushan Eduth. A ^gMiktam¹ of David; ^hfor instruction; when he ⁱstrove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

¹O God, ^jyou have rejected us, ^kbroken our defenses;

you have been angry; ^loh, restore us.

²You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open;

^mrepair its breaches, for it totters.

³ⁿYou have made your people see hard things;

^oyou have given us ^pwine to drink that made us stagger.

⁴You have set up ^qa banner for those who fear you,

that they may flee to it ^rfrom the bow.² Selah

^5sThat your ^tbeloved ones may be delivered,

give salvation by your right hand and answer us!

⁶God has spoken ^uin his holiness:³

“With exultation ^vI will divide up ^wShechem

and portion out the Vale of ^xSuccoth.

^7yGilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

^zEphraim is ^amy helmet;

Judah is my ^bscepter.

^8cMoab is my washbasin;

upon Edom I ^dcast my shoe;

over ^ePhilistia I shout in triumph.”⁴

⁹Who will bring me to the fortified city?

^fWho will lead me to Edom?

¹⁰Have you not ^grejected us, O God?

You ^hdo not go forth, O God, with our armies.

¹¹Oh, grant us help against the foe,

for ⁱvain is the salvation of man!

¹²With God we shall ^jdo valiantly;

it is he who will ^ktread down our foes.

Lead Me to the Rock

61To the choirmaster: with ^lstringed instruments. Of David.

¹Hear my cry, O God,

^mlisten to my prayer;

²from the end of the earth I call to you

when my heart is ⁿfaint.

Lead me to ^othe rock

that is higher than I,

³for you have been ^pmy refuge,

a strong ^qtower against the enemy.

⁴Let me ^rdwell in your tent forever!

Let me take refuge under ^sthe shelter of your wings! Selah

⁵For you, O God, have heard my vows;

you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

^6tProlong ^uthe life of the king;

may his years endure to all generations!

⁷May he be enthroned forever before God;

appoint ^vsteadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

⁸So will I ever sing praises to your name,

as I ^wperform my vows day after day.

My Soul Waits for God Alone

62To the choirmaster: according to ^xJeduthun. A Psalm of David.

¹For God alone ^ymy soul ^zwaits in silence;

from him comes my salvation.

^2aHe alone is my rock and my salvation,

my ^bfortress; ^cI shall not be greatly shaken.

³How long will all of you attack a man

to batter him,

like ^da leaning wall, a tottering fence?

⁴They only plan to thrust him down from his ^ehigh position.

They take pleasure in falsehood.

^fThey bless with their mouths,

but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵For God alone, O ^ymy soul, wait in silence,

for my hope is from him.

^6aHe only is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

⁷On God rests my ^gsalvation and my glory;

my mighty rock, ^hmy refuge is God.

⁸ⁱTrust in him at all times, O people;

^jpour out your heart before him;

God is ^ha refuge for us. Selah

^9kThose of low estate are but a breath;

those of high estate ^lare a delusion;

in the balances they go up;

^kthey are together lighter than a breath.

¹⁰Put no trust in extortion;

^mset no vain hopes on robbery;

ⁿif riches increase, set not your heart on them.

^11oOnce God has spoken;

^otwice have I heard this:

that ^ppower belongs to God,

¹²and that to you, O Lord, ^qbelongs steadfast love.

For you will ^rrender to a man

according to his work.